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A Tory MP who pointed to the Welsh language as an example Westminster could follow in legislating for an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland has been accused of a “colonial” mindset by the DUP. Simon Hoare, the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, said that he would vote for an Irish Language Act The post Tory MP accused of acting like ‘colonial ruler’ by DUP after Welsh language post appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The Welsh Language Commissioner has demanded to know why an NHS vaccination app won’t be available in Welsh. Aled Roberts is writing to the Government after the First Minister updated the Senedd on how the development of a Welsh NHS app was progressing. Mark Drakeford said that the app wouldn’t be available in Welsh despite The post Language Commissioner demands to know why jab app won’t be available in Welsh appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

One of the most influential musicians in Welsh music, David R. Edwards, has died. The frontman of Welsh band Datblygu died at his home in Carmarthen over the weekend, aged 56. He had been struggling with health issues including epilepsy and diabetes. David was widely recognised to be one of the giants of modern Welsh The post Welsh musical giant David R. Edwards of Datblygu has died appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The Welsh Government has slapped down a Westminster plan for school children in Wales to celebrate ‘One Britain One Nation Day’. The UK Government wanted pupils across Wales to sing a ‘We are Britain’ anthem as part of the event that will teach them about the UK’s “shared values”. They said that they were encouraging The post Welsh Gov slaps down Westminster plan for children in Wales to celebrate ‘One Britain One Nation Day’ appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Liam Randall, local democracy reporter The owners of a racecourse based in Wrexham have revealed plans to create a glamping site to improve the viability of their business. The financial fortunes of Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse are said to have been hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic, with restrictions largely preventing spectators from attending horse race meetings The post Racecourse plans glamping site to rein in pandemic losses appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Dr Huw Evans The Bishop of Saint Davids, Joanna Penberthy, is going through uncomfortable personal times in the wake of her Twitter proclamation that you should “never, never, never, trust a Tory”. While not denying the significance of the issues that the Tweet has unleashed, the focus of this article is on implied assumptions concerning The post Isn’t God devolved? Why Archbishop of Canterbury has shown contempt for Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

A university professor has been criticised for branding Welsh Tories the “lowest form of life”. Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, who is a Chair in Ancient History at Cardiff University, came under fire from Conservatives for his post on Twitter. He has since deleted his account. Tory Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies called the comments “childish”, while The post Uni prof criticised for branding Welsh Tories the ‘lowest form of life’ appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Adam Price isn’t the “right person” to lead Plaid Cymru, according to a former PCC. Arfon Jones, who recently stepped down as North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, took aim at his party leader for the performance at the Senedd election. Plaid was knocked back in many of its targets, and won 13 seats in The post Adam Price isn’t the ‘right person’ to lead Plaid Cymru, says former PCC appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Wales defied the predictions of many pundits when it clinched a place in the last 16 of Euro 2020 after coming second in its group. Before the tournament kicked off, British sports radio station talkSPORT shared a video of its presenters on social media where they were asked: “How will Wales do at Euro 2020?” The post ‘I think they’ll struggle’: How accurate were British pundits’ predictions about Wales? appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

A Welsh minister has attended a UK Government trade meeting with the EU – but he wasn’t allowed to contribute. The Welsh Government’s Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has said that it is “deeply unsatisfactory” that representatives from the devolved governments were only there as “observers”. He went to the first meeting of the Trade and The post Welsh minister attended UK Gov trade meeting with EU – but wasn’t allowed to contribute appeared first on Nation.Cymru.